Opasnosti demokratije u Tokvilovoj Demokratiji u Americi
Perils of Democracy in Tocqueville’s Democracy in America
Author(s): Dario PikulićSubject(s): Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Developing nations, History and theory of political science
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords: Alexis de Tocqueville; Democracy; Equality; Liberty; Tyrrany of the Majority; Individualism; Government Power; Public Opinion; United States
Summary/Abstract: This article is a summary review of fundamental perils of democracy as shown in Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. After introductionary notes about Tocquevilles’s life and importance as political writer, (I) the goal and structure of the book is briefly analized, then (II) central problem of tyrrany of the majority is shown, after which comes (III) emergence and significance of democratic customs (mœurs) as being constituitional for democratic institutions as well as (IV) their opposite in form of individualism, which finally (V) allows diminution of freedom through government centralization and despotism of public opinion, (VI) solution for which Tocqueville finds in civil associations.
Journal: Godišnjak FPN
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 15
- Page Range: 27-40
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Serbian